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Smart pills can transmit data to your doctors, but what about privacy?

19 September 2018

Medicines that record when they have been taken are already being prescribed. Ethical issues must be addressed, say I. Glenn Cohen and Alex Pearlman
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China’s uniform approach for students is a bad fit for other countries

19 September 2018

A disciplined schedule may benefit some students, but there’s more to success at school and in later life than turning up on time, says Michael Brooks

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